Today Varsity Venture Studio – a collaborative venture studio between the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) and venture builder High Alpha Innovation – announced the public launch of FitStack (www.fitstack.dev), a …
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Graaskamp Center Innovator Award Recipient Ryan Williams, Founder of Cadre, Inspires Real Estate Students
On October 20, 2022, The Graaskamp Center for Real Estate, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Real Estate Club, presented Ryan Williams with Graaskamp Center Innovator Award. Each year, the Innovator Award is awarded to an …
Alumnus Nathan Allman Returns to WSB to Host His Company’s First-Ever Conference
Attend a conference at the Wisconsin School of Business and you’re likely to see your fair share of suits, blazers, and other types of business wear. But the scene looked just a bit different when …
One Smart Cookie
March 2020. Coronavirus cases in America are rapidly climbing. Businesses, offices, schools, and centers are faced with the grim reality of closing to reduce the widespread effects of spreading the COVID-19 virus. There is a …
A Custom Art Startup Becomes Big Business
In 2019, Yatin Sangwan (BS ’22) launched his custom art startup, Canvasly, while a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Within 12 months, he had grossed more than $2 million in revenue. “I was always …
In Honor of Cathy Rasmussen
This special message is dedicated to an amazing, intelligent, and unbelievably talented woman, Cathy Rasmussen, who passed away on October 21st—a life that has been silenced much too soon. Cathy was the executive director of …
BioForward Wisconsin: New report puts statewide biohealth industry economic impact at $32B
BioForward Wisconsin, the collective voice of Wisconsin’s robust and comprehensive biohealth cluster representing more than 220 member organizations, shared results of the Wisconsin Biohealth: Industry Landscape and Economic Impact Report which highlights the statewide biohealth …
Grad students work with climatologist on tool to alert communities to dangerous heat levels
As dangerous heat levels are breaking records across the United States and the world, three University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate students are collecting data to inform a heat warning system based on health outcomes — a …
Carl Gulbrandsen, a giant in Wisconsin research, dies at 75
Carl Gulbrandsen, a key player in advancing research at UW–Madison who advocated for stronger ties between universities and private companies, died Monday at the age of 75. A Viroqua native, Gulbrandsen worked for the Wisconsin …
UW-Madison engineering students create ramp prototype to make boating more accessible
For a group of UW–Madison engineering students, their latest prototype is personal. A dozen students with the Society of Women Engineers have created a remote-controlled ramp to allow those with mobility limitations to more safely …